American Civil Liberties Union Archives

ACLU Challenges Proposed Redistricting Plan That Would Undermine Voting Strength of Black Arkansans

The American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Arkansas, Law Office of Bryan L. Sells LLC, and Dechert LLP filed a federal lawsuit today.Continue reading

ACLU Launches New Fellowship Program For Black And Other Underrepresented Students

The American Civil Liberties Union launched its new Pauli Murray Fellowship today, a leadership development program designed to cultivate the next generation of leaders in civil rights and liberties.Continue reading

12K Black Women From Harlem To Hawaii Support The Cancelation Of $50K In Student Loan Debt

“Cancel Student Debt: Build Black Women’s Futures” is the campaign theme for 1K Women Strong’s digital campaign to urge Black women to stand up.Continue reading

ACLU Statement On FDA Menthol Cigarette Ban From Harlem To Hollywood

The Food and Drug Administration appears likely to move to ban menthol cigarettes this week — a step that has been years in the making.Continue reading

ACLU Launches New “Systemic Equality” Racial Justice Agenda From Harlem To Harare

Today, the American Civil Liberties Union launched an ambitious effort to achieve racial justice, the Systemic Equality agenda.Continue reading

Families, Rights Groups Demand U.N. Investigate U.S. Police Brutality, Protest Suppression

In an unprecedented move, the families of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Michael Brown, and Philando Castile, together with over 600 rights groups led by the American Civil Liberties Union and U.S. Human Rights Network.Continue reading

Public Health Experts Issue Guidelines For U.S. Response To ‘Inevitable’ Widespread Coronavirus Transmission

Widespread transmission of the COVID-19 coronavirus within the United States is “inevitable” and a successful response to the epidemic must protect the health and human rights of everyone in the country.Continue reading

American Civil Liberties Union Supports Statement On Nationwide Prison Strike

Men and women incarcerated in prisons across the country declared a nationwide strike today to draw attention and demand changes to the conditions they face in the prison system.Continue reading

“Who We Are, A Chronicle Of Racism In America” From Harlem To Hollywood

In partnership with Culture Project, Liberated People, and Off Center Productions, Jeffery Robinson, Deputy Legal Director and the Director of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) Trone Center for Justice and Equality... Continue reading

Concern From Harlem To Hollywood, As ACLU Makes Statement On Arrests At Philadelphia Starbucks

In a statement released today, the American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania condemned the actions of the Starbucks employee and the Philadelphia police officers that resulted in the arrest of two African-American men on Thursday who were waiting to meet a business acquaintance, then held for hours before being released without charge. Continue reading

Washington DC: Civil Rights Groups Call For Congressional Action On Fatal Police Shootings

The American Civil Liberties Union, The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights and the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc. (LDF), called on Congress today to take action in response to the national crisis of fatal police shootings.Continue reading

The Future Of Women’s Equality Must Learn From Its Flawed History

By Erin Vilardi, CEO and Founder, VoteRunLead Today we celebrate Women’s Equality Day, commemorating the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution that was passed by Congress June 4, 1919 and ratified in August 1920, granting the right to vote to women. Continue reading

Report Makes Case For Hiring Formerly Incarcerated People From Harlem To Hollis

The American Civil Liberties Union and its Trone Private Sector and Education Advisory Council today released an investigation into the successes of corporate policies geared to giving formerly incarcerated Americans a fair chance at re-entry.Continue reading